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Top native hair grass

5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Wet 1

Water use

Low 1

Soil

Organic 1

Soil pH

Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Black walnut 1 Pollution 1 Rabbits 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Dense 1 Erect 1 Open 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 5 Annual 2 Perennial 2
  • Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa caterpillars 5 food 17
  • Slender Hairgrass Deschampsia elongata caterpillars 4 food 6
  • Annual Hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides caterpillars 3 food 6
  • Scribner's Grass Deschampsia bolanderi caterpillars 3 food 5
  • Kalamaloa Deschampsia nubigena

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